The War Cry of Uncle Sam IC

[Chewion]

North of Los Angeles

Californian forces announced that no communication would be made unless the Texan troops laid down their arms, and surrendered to the Californians.

Texas would agree to have most men temporarily surrender to have communication. This was so that Mexico wouldn't find out.

[Prolieum]

Pa'el

"Only the whiny ones." He trudged on.

North of Los Angeles

The terms were unconditional surrender, or no communication.

[Chewion]

Pa'el

"Only the whiny ones." He trudged on.

North of Los Angeles

The terms were unconditional surrender, or no communication.

A message was sent with the secure line saying "If they surrender will they be released to fight Mexico?"

[Krugeristan]

Pa'el

"Only the whiny ones." He trudged on.

North of Los Angeles

The terms were unconditional surrender, or no communication.

"I'm not whiny, I'm in pain!" Assad wailed. "How would you feel if a bunch of Texans pushed you out of a plane? Watch my right arm, I lost the brace."

[Chewion]

Presidential Manor, Austin, Texas

Taylor slapped the guards' hand away. "Get your hands off of me! What kind of stunt are you trying to pull, Kiser?"

"Two of the old naval training airfields were just hit by Californian cruise missiles and we may about be turning on Mexico."

[Prolieum]

North of Los Angeles

There was no response-the fighting continued.

Pa'el

"I would feel angry. Then I would kill them. No-first I would kill their wives. Then them, in front of their children. Then their children. Very fun."

Presidential Manor, Austin, Texas

"Oh, now you are going to fight Mexico. I guess that just leaves me hung out to dry."

[Chewion]

North of Los Angeles

There was no response-the fighting continued.

Pa'el

"I would feel angry. Then I would kill them. No-first I would kill their wives. Then them, in front of their children. Then their children. Very fun."

Presidential Manor, Austin, Texas

"Oh, now you are going to fight Mexico. I guess that just leaves me hung out to dry."

"How so? This will help bring Texas into a more favorable position to NT."

[Chewion]

North of Los Angeles

There was no response-the fighting continued.

Pa'el

"I would feel angry. Then I would kill them. No-first I would kill their wives. Then them, in front of their children. Then their children. Very fun."

Presidential Manor, Austin, Texas

"Oh, now you are going to fight Mexico. I guess that just leaves me hung out to dry."

A message was sent saying "We will have those on the front lines lay down their weapons."

[Prolieum]

Presidential Manor, Austin, Texas

"Yes, yes, it will. In fact, with your armies all on the southern border, North Texas is in a very favorable position indeed. A position that suggests I have no need of you."

[Chewion]

Presidential Manor, Austin, Texas

"Yes, yes, it will. In fact, with your armies all on the southern border, North Texas is in a very favorable position indeed. A position that suggests I have no need of you."

"Most but not all." (If you do this I quit.)

[Prolieum]

Fortified Compound, Nadowess

The door came down with a crash-and the air was filled with hissing noises as it crashed onto a series of pressure plates-darts crisscrossed the room, clinking against the opposite walls with a deceptively cheery sound. Several seconds went by, the point man gulped, and stepped in, on top of the fallen door. He glanced about at the floor, and called back to the men behind him to grab some dirt. With it passed up to him, he tossed it on the floor in front of him, watching where it slipped into cracks or down inclines that indicated plates, and carefully stepped around those surfaces, with two more men taking positions on the fallen door.

[Prolieum]

Presidential Manor, Austin, Texas

"Not enough. Tell me, Kiser, why do I need you, then?"

[Prolieum]

North of Los Angeles

The men continued to fight, awaiting the order, the western units pushing back the Californian left flank, as Army Group East engaged the Texan far right.

[Krugeristan]

North of Los Angeles

There was no response-the fighting continued.

Pa'el

"I would feel angry. Then I would kill them. No-first I would kill their wives. Then them, in front of their children. Then their children. Very fun."

Presidential Manor, Austin, Texas

"Oh, now you are going to fight Mexico. I guess that just leaves me hung out to dry."

"Oh, OK. Sounds . . . Sounds gruesome," Assad said. "Um, I'm slipping . . ."

[Prolieum]

Pa'el

"Don't matter, chopper's here."

The recognizable whupping of rotors was easily audible as an SA 341 touched down in the desert right in front of them. The burly man placed Assad down on one of the seats, and was given a thumbs up from another in the rear, who strapped in Assad.

"Good work, Louis! Keep it up and you might just get out!"

The chopper was getting back in the air almost before it had landed, turning towards Ar-Raqqah. The man turned to Assad.

"Glad to see you, Sir! We have a medical crew waiting on landing, but I can give you any basic treatment you need."

[Krugeristan]

Pa'el

"Don't matter, chopper's here."

The recognizable whupping of rotors was easily audible as an SA 341 touched down in the desert right in front of them. The burly man placed Assad down on one of the seats, and was given a thumbs up from another in the rear, who strapped in Assad.

"Good work, Louis! Keep it up and you might just get out!"

The chopper was getting back in the air almost before it had landed, turning towards Ar-Raqqah. The man turned to Assad.

"Glad to see you, Sir! We have a medical crew waiting on landing, but I can give you any basic treatment you need."

"OK . . . I lost the brace my arm was in, I think my pelvis was dislocated when I fell out of the plane, my salt and sugar levels are low, and I need a hug. Anything else you need to know?"

[Chewion]

Presidential Manor, Austin, Texas

"Not enough. Tell me, Kiser, why do I need you, then?"

"Do you really want to be subjected to a madman as your leader?"

[Prolieum]

Presidential Manor, Austin, Texas

"I don't know. A madman can be much more easily manipulated-and gives me the opportunity to gain far more. I see less benefit in this arrangement-how could I be made to see more?"

Pa'el

He handed over an odd-looking energy bar. "Eat that. Drink this." He handed over a bottle of clear liquid. "The rest can be taken care of once we land."

[Krugeristan]

Presidential Manor, Austin, Texas

"I don't know. A madman can be much more easily manipulated-and gives me the opportunity to gain far more. I see less benefit in this arrangement-how could I be made to see more?"

Pa'el

He handed over an odd-looking energy bar. "Eat that. Drink this." He handed over a bottle of clear liquid. "The rest can be taken care of once we land."

Assad glared at him. "I don't know what this is, so, no, and you can't force me."

[Prolieum]

Pa'el

"To replenish your salt and sugar levels, Sir."

[Krugeristan]

Pa'el

"To replenish your salt and sugar levels, Sir."

Assad was a bit surprised the guy wasn't flipping out on him. "Alright, give it. Are we there yet?"

[Prolieum]

Pa'el

"Coming in now, Sir."

The chopper descended slowly into the partially-ruined city-many buildings were crumbling, some clearly blackened, and outside the walls, and across the Euphrates stood what was nearly another city of tents and lean-tos, dirt-encrusted people wandering about, occasionally interspersed with a more official-looking worker.

Upon landing, a fairly short woman with long, brown hair, dressed in an olive green uniform, hands tucked behind her back, waited, as the aide helped Assad to step down, where four officials enveloped him in a group hug.

[Krugeristan]

Pa'el

"Coming in now, Sir."

The chopper descended slowly into the partially-ruined city-many buildings were crumbling, some clearly blackened, and outside the walls, and across the Euphrates stood what was nearly another city of tents and lean-tos, dirt-encrusted people wandering about, occasionally interspersed with a more official-looking worker.

Upon landing, a fairly short woman with long, brown hair, dressed in an olive green uniform, hands tucked behind her back, waited, as the aide helped Assad to step down, where four officials enveloped him in a group hug.

Oh, no, not another woman who's probably going to hit on me for no clear reason! Assad was suddenly hugged by four random people. "Um . . . OK, so, what's this--" he pointed at the short woman, "about?"

[Prolieum]

Pa'el

"You made a request. That was the first part. Here is the second." She snapped her fingers, and a man sided up next to her. "This is Dr. Blansky, our best. He and his team should be able to aid you with any ailments you have. We can speak after that."

[Krugeristan]

Pa'el

"You made a request. That was the first part. Here is the second." She snapped her fingers, and a man sided up next to her. "This is Dr. Blansky, our best. He and his team should be able to aid you with any ailments you have. We can speak after that."

"OK, fine." Assad gave an unnerved look to Blansky. "Why are you being so friendly with me? I don't even know who you are or what country you're from."